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I would tell my high school senior self to focus more on school, but not so much that I miss out of activities. Grades are everything, but your senior year is meant to be fun. Don't ever forget that. I'd also tell myself to realize that the friends I made in high school are not the only friends I will ever have. I would better prepare myself for the loss of old, and often long, friendships. I think overall I would tell my high school self to let loose a little bit and understand that things are not always in your control, no matter how hard you try to keep them in your grasp.

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The advice I would give myself would be: Pay more attention, study more

I would tell myself to take school more seriously, take advantage of the help and opportunities that were presented to me about college, and prepare myself for independence. I should have developed a study habit while I was in high school. It would have made it much easier for me to study now. In addition, I should've asked my guidance counselor for more help instead of trying to figure things out for myself. I could have been aware about more scholarships and grants that could help me pay for the rest of school. Furthermore, I should have learned how to be more independent instead of always looking up to my mom for support.

If I could go back and give myself some advice about college there are a few things I would say. First of all, college is extremely expensive. When people say to take advantage of scholarships, definitely listen to them. Scholarships are free money that you could win to put towards the high costs of tuition and housing for college. Another thing my dad always wanted me to do but I never gave it thought was to spend the first and maybe second year of college at a local community college in order to save up a little money. Kids do not really think about how much money matters until they are on their own, having to spend their own money. Senior year of high school, all you hear about is how everything you do in college is on you. In high school I would always wait until the last minute to do any sort of project or to study for a test. I wish I could change those old ways because my freshman year of college would have gone much smoother if I did not still procrastinate. Nothing in college is a joke, it is the beginnning of your future.

If I were able to go back in time and talk to myself as a high school senior, I would have a lot of advice to give myself as a student preparing for college. A major topic would be about increasing my GPA to atleast a 3.5 so I can graduate as an honor student in high school. Also, I would tell myself to apply to more colleges and do more research on in-state schools like the programs they offer for the major and minor I want to pursue. In addition, I would encourage myself to apply for a lot more scholarships for college. Lastly, I would advise myself to practice better organization and lessen my procrastination habits.

If I could go back and talk to myself as a high school senior I would warn myself that attaining an education is one of the most difficult things to do. I would encourage myself to stick with it for the pay-offs are far greater than the struggles. I would do my best convince myself to work hard and never quit, even when that seems to be the ony thing on my mind. I would warn myself not to wait and try to get an education after I had a family and a full-time job. I would do my best to encourage myself to get educated right out of high school.

Knowing what I know now I would've probably came straight to ODU or went to a community college for two years and transferred. Being so young, and not knowing much about school, I accepted the first place I got accepted to and it was a private school that literally destroyed my financial aid. Had I been taught these things in high school I probably couldve made the wiser decision. So if I had the ability to go back in time to meet myself, I definitely would've given the advice to come to ODU.

Knowing what I know now, the advice I would give to myself is to know what you want for your future. Have your plan mapped out so you won't delay yourself in knowing what you want to do and where you want to go. Of course, you will have time in college to figure that out, and you'll also have advisors and counselors to help you in the long run to lead you on the right path. Think about the things you are great at doing or what really interest you so that you can get paid for what you enjoy instead of just working to make a living. Make sure you apply for scholarships in order to avoid those student loans - its free money, even thought you have to work hard for it, but this also proves that you are truly dedicated in becoming the successful person you want to be. You deserve it with all of the good grades you made. Try not to wait until last minute to apply for college because you'll be a little bit behind in the process of class registration and everything else, as well as financial aid. Good luck!

Being in college, you would think it's hard and expensive. Well, it can be hard if you don't study and put enough effort in going to class all the time and doing the work. Just missing a few days or missing a test can mess up the whole semester. If its still tough, they give you chances to pick up your grade. Sometimes, college can also be really expensive, but they have loans and scholarships you can apply for and you can be set till you graduate! Just by putting a lot of effort can bring a lot of good.